If there’s one thing Chicago rappers know how to do best (besides, well, rapping) it’s giving back to their community.

West Side Chicago rapper, Saba, has recently announced a performance benefiting the John Walt Foundation which will launch with the event.

The foundation is named in memory of Walter Long, Jr. (aka John Walt or Dinner With John), a founding member of music crew PIVOT and cousin to Saba. John Walt was fatally stabbed in February. All proceeds from the event will go towards the foundation whose mission is to “provide opportunities and support for Chicago's youth with interest in the arts” and is lead by Saba and Walt’s mother, Nachelle Pugh.

The John Walt Foundation will work with Donda’s House, Common Ground, the Dwyane Wade Foundation, SocialWorks and the Lupe Fiasco Foundation to select kids to sponsor that are active in the arts.

“We’re gonna have them send applications, and video or audio of them showcasing their art,” Saba said. “The plan is to pick five kids each year and sponsor each toward their art. We want to make it open to different fields, so maybe a rapper or two, a dancer or two, a singer or something, and just put them in places where they can make things happen.”

The event, which is called “John Walt Day,” will include performances and appearances by Saba, Joseph Chilliams, MFnMelo, Frsh Waters and undisclosed “special guests.” It will take place at the House of Blues (329 N. Dearborn St.) on Nov. 25.

Tickets can be purchased on livenation.com for $18 or at the door for $20.